Perilous! Slaying Danzo!

Locked in place by the Wind Release, Uchiha Yu found his entire body unable to move.

He utilized Wood Release, causing wooden stakes to instantly sprout from his hands and drive deep into the ground, desperately resisting the terrifying suction force.

Everything in the vicinity—not just stones, but even many trees—was being uprooted, pulverized in mid-air, and sucked into the mouth of the Baku.

The injured Shimura Danzo took a few deep breaths and leaped directly behind Uchiha Yu.

"This is a legendary summoning beast. Not just you; even if Uchiha Madara stood before it, he would be unable to move."

Shimura Danzo grinned, his confidence seemingly appearing from nowhere.

"Uchiha Madara? Aren't you afraid he might dance with you?"

Uchiha Yu sneered.

The wooden stakes on his hands had already driven into the ground and were spreading outward.

By now, the root system beneath the earth had extended for dozens of meters.

Although he was currently immobilized, it was still impossible to kill him just like this.

Shimura Danzo did not waste energy on idle talk; he simply stood behind Uchiha Yu and formed the hand seals for a Wind Release.

By borrowing the tailwind, he could elevate the power of his ninjutsu by several levels!

"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

A Wind Release technique resembling a cannonball erupted once again from Shimura Danzo's mouth!

It surged toward Uchiha Yu's back!

Bolstered by the tailwind, the power of the Vacuum Great Sphere had increased several times over, and its size had expanded to that of a house!

Both its power and volume were increasing at a desperate, exponential rate!

Even a Susanoo would struggle to withstand this, right?

Uchiha Yu swallowed hard.

He struggled to raise both arms and pressed his palms together.

Speak of the devil.

"Wood Release: Wood Clone!"

Wood Release chakra instantly created a clone identical to Uchiha Yu.

The clone unleashed a Great Fireball, blasting it directly into the mouth of the Baku.

This tailwind didn't just enhance the power of Wind Release.

It could also amplify the power of Fire Release.

--<Basic Properties of Chakra (Ninja Academy Textbook)> Author: Iruka

The Fire Release burned directly into the Baku's mouth, and the elephant-sized beast let out a few pained howls.

With a poof, it transformed into smoke.

The Wind Release dissipated, and Uchiha Yu's original body turned around, slamming his hands onto the ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Core!"

The ground within a one-meter radius was instantly thrust upward.

In a mere instant, it rose seven or eight meters!

The Vacuum Great Sphere slammed into the base of the earth pillar, shattering the stone column to pieces!

Amidst the dust and smoke, Uchiha Yu descended from above, drawing a kunai.

He stabbed fiercely toward Shimura Danzo!

Shimura Danzo let out a cold snort, brandishing his ninja blade infused with Wind Release chakra.

He thrust it toward the Uchiha Yu suspended in mid-air!

It was a clash of equals!

Uchiha Yu's Sharingan glowed with red light.

Shimura Danzo froze.

He actually saw someone standing opposite him—a person who was extremely familiar, yet impossible to be here.

"Second Hokage..."

The vision lasted only a fleeting moment, but it was enough to slow Shimura Danzo's movements several times over.

Squelch!

Uchiha Yu's kunai drove directly into Shimura Danzo's chest!

Only the hilt remained visible.

Clang.

Shimura Danzo's ninja blade fell to the ground.

A mouthful of blood sprayed onto the ground.

Uchiha Yu's palm then pressed firmly against Shimura Danzo's chest.

"Wood Release: Cutting Technique!"

Wooden branches erupted directly from within Shimura Danzo's body.

Shimura Danzo's pupils slowly dilated.

"You old dog, you deserve to die."

Uchiha Yu felt not a shred of guilt for killing Shimura Danzo.

If he didn't die, Shimura Danzo would sooner or later cause the deaths of countless others.

That twisted Root Organization deserved to be completely crushed!

However, truth be told, while Shimura Danzo couldn't exactly be called an early-stage Kage-level ninja, he certainly possessed the strength of an elite Jonin.

Had he not watched seven hundred episodes of Shippuden and known Danzo's ninjutsu like the back of his hand—and had Danzo not lacked that arm full of Sharingan—the man would have absolutely beaten him to a pulp, even with ten lives to spare.

Shimura Danzo collapsed face-first onto the ground with a thud.

Watching Shimura Danzo die, Uchiha Shisui wore a grave expression.

Although the voices of rebellion within the clan were fierce, Shisui had never truly wanted to incite a coup.

His Kotoamatsukami had, in fact, been prepared for Uchiha Fugaku.

But now, it seemed he had been wrong.

"Do you still think Konoha can remain peaceful now?"

After the fierce battle, Uchiha Yu's face was slightly pale.

Even with a Sage Body, his chakra was limited.

Not to mention, he was only seven years old.

The battle just now had drained nearly half of his chakra.

Uchiha Shisui lowered his head, lost in thought for a moment.

He looked up and said softly, "So it was you, Uchiha Yu!"

Uchiha Yu was stunned.

He touched his face.

Damn it, where the hell is my cool mask?

During the fight with the Baku, the wind-style jutsu had sucked the black cloth mask right off his face.

The battle had been so perilous that Uchiha Yu hadn't even noticed.

"Why can you use Wood Release? Why is your chakra so vast? Your taijutsu is also above that of a Jonin!"

Uchiha Shisui fired off a series of questions.

He looked at Uchiha Yu as if he were staring at an alien.

It was true; just last night, Uchiha Yu had been tied up like a helpless child, yet now he had single-handedly killed Shimura Danzo, a man with early-stage Kage-level strength.

It was nearly impossible.

It was surreal.

Uchiha Yu gave a bitter smile.

"I can't help it; my talent makes me too outstanding. But you've been thinking about the question I asked earlier, haven't you?"

Uchiha Shisui pondered for a heartbeat.

He was right. He had been fantasizing about peace in Konoha.

Even if the Uchiha Clan was pushed out of the center of Konoha, he could have accepted it as long as his clansmen could live in peace.

But looking at it now, that was completely impossible.

Not only had he been assassinated, but Shimura Danzo had been killed by an Uchiha clansman.

The bridge between them and Konoha had been well and truly burned.

"Without Shimura Danzo, there will be no one left to handle Sarutobi Hiruzen's dirty work. When that happens, Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely move against the Uchiha Clan—first to avenge Shimura Danzo, and second to finish what Shimura Danzo had already planned to do."

Uchiha Yu wiped the blood from his body and looked up at Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui nodded and said, "But Uchiha Itachi might not agree to a coup."

Uchiha Yu laughed. "Don't worry, Uchiha Itachi will agree. He is an Uchiha clansman first, and a Konoha ninja second!"

With that, Uchiha Yu dragged Shimura Danzo's corpse, walking toward Konoha with heavy, uneven steps.

It would be a waste not to make use of such a lethal weapon as Shimura Danzo's body!

Konoha, Hokage Office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was still reviewing the documents in his hands, which concerned the recent cooperation with Sunagakure.

Suddenly, a crack echoed!

The glass behind him shattered instantly!

A human head flew directly onto the desk in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Sarutobi Hiruzen froze, the hair on the back of his neck standing on end.

Upon taking a closer look, he nearly cried out in shock.

It was the head of Shimura Danzo!

Carved into the chest was the crest of the Uchiha Clan!